A unique and humorous YA ghost story. Emma After by Anthony O’Connor is a unique and imaginative YA ghost story about teenager Emma Crothers. Emma …
Book review: Emma After by Anthony O’Connor
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Book review: The Brink by Holden Sheppard
Adolescents reach the terrifying edge of everything they’ve ever known in Holden Sheppard’s The Brink Holden Sheppard’s sophomore novel The Brink is a tension-filled, hormone-fuelled, …
Book review: The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird by Diane Connell
Diane Connell’s The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird is about twelve-year-old Ricky Bird, whose life is slowly but surely falling apart during the summer that …
All the Murmuring Bones by A. G. Slatter
All the Murmuring Bones by A. G. Slatter is a dark tale that weaves together fairy tales, mythology, lore, refreshing takes on Gothic tropes, and …
Wearing Paper Dresses by Anne Brinsden
Anne Brinsden’s debut book Wearing Paper Dresses is a dreamy dramatic story about a family slowly coming undone in the Mallee region of Victoria, Eastern …
Book beview: Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
A haunting YA Gothic fantasy about a girl and a monster. Lakesedge is a haunting YA Gothic Fantasy debut from Lyndall Clipstone. It is the …
Book review: Nancy Business by R.W.R. McDonald
A rollicking coming-of-age mystery story, full of sincerity and humour. Nancy Business is R.W.R. McDonald’s second Nancys novel, about twelve-year-old Tippy Chan and her uncles, …
Adult Fantasy by Briohny Doyle
Adult Fantasy: searching for true maturity in an age of mortgages, marriages, and other adult milestones by Briohny Doyle was the winner of the 2017 …
Book review: The Shut Ins by Katherine Brabon
A slow, thoughtful novel about the Japanese concept of achiragawa, or: the other side. The Shut Ins is the second novel from Katherine Brabon, a …
Book review: House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
A dark, twisted modern fairytale of sisters, secrets and strangeness. Krystal Sutherland’s House of Hollow is a brilliantly-executed modern dark fairytale told from the point …